By Dick Jordan
USAC HPD Midget racing this week finds Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, N.C. hosting the Eastern series Saturday while the Western Pavement series returns to the Madera (Calif.) Speedway Saturday.
Scott Hunter leads the Eastern series to Rougemont and Shawn Buckley sits atop the Western standings going into Madera.
Matt Lundstrom of Concord, N.C. and Hunter, of Wald Lake, Mich., scored 20-lap USAC Eastern HPD Midget victories Saturday night at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C. Both led all 20 laps on their way to their wins in the “twin-lap-20” program. Trailing Lundstrom in the opener were Chris Lamb, Calvin Carroll, Hunter and Blaine Leydig. In the nightcap, Hunter, the series point leader and fast qualifier, was trailed by Lamb, Calvin Carroll, Tyler Corriher and Lundstrom.
2014 HPD USAC Western Pavement Midget Standings: 1-Shawn Buckley-991, 2-Toni Breidinger-716, 3-Christine Breckenridge-624, 4-Annie Breidinger-581, 5-Joel Raybourne-572, 6-Tom Paterson-522, 7-Dylan Nobile-498, 8-Cody Jessop-460, 9-Jeff Kelley-392, 10-Ashley Hazelton-351.
2014 HPD USAC Western Midget Standings: 1-Shawn Buckley-1,333, 2-Ashley Hazelton-926, 3-Cody Jessop-789, 4-Toni Briedinger-716, 5-Christine Breckenridge-624, 6-Joel Rayborne-622, 7-Annie Briedinger-581, 8-Tom Paterson-522, 9-Dylan Nobile-498, 10-Marvin Mitchell-416,
2014 HPD USAC Eastern Midget Standings: 1-Scott Hunter-906, 2-Calvin Carroll-789, 3-Tyler Corriher-745, 4-Chris Lamb-678, 5-Nikki Carroll-632, 6-Matt Lundstrom-551, 7-Blaine Leydig-505, 8-Nolan Allison-379, 9-Jessica Bean-270, 10-Jake Nelke-228.